Background
Smith, Albert was born on June 22, 1805 in Cooperstown, New York, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Smith, Albert was born on June 22, 1805 in Cooperstown, New York, United States.
Born in Cooperstown, New York, Smith completed preparatory studies and moved to Batavia, New York, where he studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Batavia. Elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses, Smith served as United States Representative for the 33rd district of New York from (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). Smith moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1849, where he resumed the practice of law.
He was a Justice of the Peace 1851-1859 and served as judge of the Milwaukee County Court 1859-1870.
Smith died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 27, 1870 (age 65 years, 66 days). He is interred at Forest Home Cemetery.
Smith held several local offices, and served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1840.